On January 15 and 16, 2013, Yonkers, New York-based Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC (“JBTS”) filed complaints initiating the following lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia: 1) Joao Bock Transaction Systems, LLC v. Georgia’s Own Credit Union, No. 1:13-cv-0147- RWS, filed 01/15/13 […]
In a complaint filed in the Atlanta Division of the Northern District of Georgia on December 19, 2012, James Williams and Laurie Williams (“Williams”) filed a complaint against the Columbus Bar Association (“Columbus”) seeking cancellation of Columbus’ trademark registration, damages, and an injunction. To avoid confusion, we disclose […]
Introduction On December 18, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a decision dismissing a copyright infringement action and all but one of the pendent state law claims. There is no indication from that decision, however, that as to three state law claims […]
Clark Equipment Company d/b/a Bobcat Company, based in West Fargo, North Dakota but stated to manage its trademark portfolio from its Atlanta corporate office (“Bobcat Company”), filed an anticybersquatting complaint in the Northern District of Georgia, asserting that Mr. Ted Corriher improperly registered domain names using Bobcat Company’s […]
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has seen continued activity in the filings of trademark cases, adding to the considerable number of such cases filed in Georgia federal courts in September and covered in several blog entries, including our October 1 entry. Abstracted below are the October 2012 trademark […]
The Northern District of Georgia is the forum for several new trademark and copyright disputes, which are summarized below: Huddle House trademark case removed from Georgia Superior Court On September 17, 2012, defendants Two Views, Inc., John Bartholomew, and Elizabeth Bartholomew (collectively, “Two Views”), all of Caswell Beach, […]
(Updated September 13) The Northern District of Georgia docket has seen a flurry of intellectual property-related activity in the last two weeks. Below is a summary of recent filings: Vehicle Tracking Patent Suits On September 6, 2012, Telematics Corporation (“Telematics”) filed a complaint against CarrierWeb, LLC (“CarrierWeb”) of Smyrna, […]
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is but the latest litigation forum chosen by a patentee with a history of filing infringement lawsuits against other organizations in other courts. On August 17, 2012, Yonkers, New York-based Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC (“JBTS”) filed three lawsuits […]
On August 13, 2012, Judge Richard W. Story of the Northern District of Georgia denied a plaintiff’s motion to lift a stay even though the reexamination that had been the basis for the stay was resolved. Plaintiff Xpedite Systems, LLC (“Xpedite”) filed an action alleging that Defendant J2 […]
The maker of Frontline® Plus and Heartgard® veterinary products has again turned to the judicial system to resolve disputes regarding its own advertisements, as well as those of its competitors. On August 13, 2012, Merial LLC (“Merial”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
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